Man sent to jail for six months

Wednesday

Apr 30, 2014 at 7:00 PM

By Matt DurrTwitter: @mdurrHDN

HILLSDALE — An Adrian man who violated the terms of his probation was sentenced to another 295 days in jail Monday in Hillsdale County Circuit Court.Christopher Luther Niner, 37, appeared via video conferencing from the Hillsdale County Jail where he sat smirking and rolling his eyes at times while Judge Michael Smith read the complaint against him.Niner was convicted in 2010 of one count of larceny in a building and was placed on probation at that time, along with a six-month jail sentence. After being released, Niner violated his probation numerous times, which Smith highlighted during sentencing. Those violations included multiple driving with a suspended-license violations, a retail-fraud charge and possession of marijuana.On March 31, Niner admitted to violating his probation and a pre-sentence investigation was ordered. His attorney, public defender Kim Burger, offered no issues with the PSI and Niner declined to comment on the violation. Smith offered little in the way of an explanation for the sentence other than to reference Niner's criminal past, which includes five felonies.Niner will be given credit for 32 days served and will be released from probation following the completion of his sentence.